Title:
Signs preceding the end of the world / Yuri Herrera ; translated by Lisa Dillman.
ISBN:
9781908276421
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
London ; New York : & Other Stories, 2015.
©2015
Physical Description:
114 pages ; 20 cm
General Note:
Translated from Spanish.
Originally published as Señales que precederán al fin del mundo in 2009 by editorial Periférica, Cáceres, Spain.
Contents:
"Yuri Herrera does not simply write about the border between Mexico and the United States and those who cross it. He explores the crossings and translations people make in their minds and language as they move from one country to another, especially when there's no going back. Traversing this lonely territory is Makina, a young woman who knows only too well how to survive in a violent, macho world. Leaving behind her life in Mexico to search for her brother, she is smuggled into the US carrying a pair of secret messages -- one from her mother and one from the Mexican underworld" -- Publisher's description.
Summary:
"Yuri Herrera does not simply write about the border between Mexico and the United States and those who cross it. He explores the crossings and translations people make in their minds and language as they move from one country to another, especially when there's no going back. Traversing this lonely territory is Makina, a young woman who knows only too well how to survive in a violent, macho world. Leaving behind her life in Mexico to search for her brother, she is smuggled into the US carrying a pair of secret messages--one from her mother and one from the Mexican underworld"--Publisher's description.
Genre:
Language Note:
Translated from the Spanish.
OCLC Number:
ocn889949964
Availability:
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